Word: 听 (tīng, yǐn)

我没有听清楚你的姓。

Wǒ méiyǒu tīng qīngchu nǐ de xìng.

I didn't get your last name.

我没见过也没听过这样的事。

Wǒ méi jiànguo yě méi tīngguo zhèyàng de shì.

I have neither seen nor heard of such a thing.

我温习的时候会戴着耳机听音乐。

Wǒ wēnxí de shíhou huì dàizhe ěrjī tīng yīnyuè.

When I study, I listen to music with earphones.

我爱听有关动物的笑话。

Wǒ ài tīng yǒuguān dòngwù de xiàohua.

I love jokes about animals.

我爷爷每个星期天都听京剧。

Wǒ yéye měige xīngqītiān dōu tīng jīngjù.

My grandfather listens to Beijing opera every Sunday.

我确定他们听得到我们说的话。

Wǒ quèdìng tāmen tīng dedào wǒmen shuō de huà.

I'm sure they can hear us.

我经常听音乐。

Wǒ jīngcháng tīng yīnyuè.

I have often listened to the music.

我能听出来是他们的声音。

Wǒ néng tīng chūlái shì tāmen de shēngyīn.

I can tell it's their voices.

我觉得像这样句子听起来更自然。

Wǒ juéde xiàng zhèyàng jùzi tīng qilai gèng zìrán.

I think the sentence would sound more natural like that.

我试着仔细地听他说话。

Wǒ shìzhe zǐxì de tīng tā shuōhuà.

I tried to listen to him carefully.

我还没有听过那个故事。

Wǒ hái méiyǒu tīngguo nàge gùshi.

I haven't heard that story yet.

把他说的讲给我听。

Bǎ tā shuō de jiǎng gěi wǒ tīng.

Tell me what he said.

捂着耳朵放炮仗，又想听响声，又怕听响声

wǔzhe ěrduo fàng pàozhang, yòu xiǎng tīng xiǎngshēng, yòu pà tīng xiǎngshēng

covering one's ears to set off firecrackers: wanting to hear the bang and fearing to hear the bang

无论你怎么说，我也不会听你的。

Wúlùn nǐ zěnme shuō, wǒ yě búhuì tīng nǐ de.

No matter how you say it, I'm not going to listen to you.

是非来入耳，不听自然无

shìfēi lái rù'ěr, bù tīng zìrán wú

if gossip comes into the ear, not listening means naturally there is none

晚饭后我听收音机。

Wǎnfàn hòu wǒ tīng shōuyīnjī.

I listen to the radio after dinner.

根本不想听我说。

Gēnběn bùxiǎng tīng wǒ shuō.

You don't want to listen to me at all.

没人会听的。

Méi rén huì tīng de.

No one would listen.

没有人会再听了。

Méiyǒu rén huì zài tīngle.

No one listens anymore.

没有人会听我说。

Méiyǒu rén huì tīng wǒ shuō.

Nobody would listen to me.

没有人听我的。

Méiyǒu rén tīng wǒ de.

No one listened to me.

法官认真听完了我的话。

Fǎguān rènzhēn tīng wánle wǒ de huà.

The judge listened carefully to everything I said.

炒菜要人吃，唱歌要人听

chǎocài yào rén chī, chànggē yào rén tīng

stir-fried dishes are for people to eat, songs are for people to hear

爷爷爱听人讲章回小说。

Yéye ài tīng rén jiǎng zhānghuíxiǎoshuō.

Grandpa loves listening to people tell chapter-style novels.

现在我要听些什么？

Xiànzài wǒ yào tīng xiē shénme?

What am I hearing now?

看人看心，听话听音

kàn rén kàn xīn, tīnghuà tīng yīn

when judging a person look at the heart, when listening to talk listen for the tone

看照片比听描述更直观。

Kàn zhàopiān bǐ tīng miáoshù gèng zhíguān.

Looking at photos gives a more direct impression than hearing a description.

磨坊里的驴，听喝

mòfáng lǐ de lǘ, tīng hè

a donkey in the mill: listens to the shouts

老师让我们先听这段对话。

Lǎoshī ràng wǒmen xiān tīng zhè duàn duìhuà.

The teacher asked us to listen to this dialogue first.

老板听了很多客人的牢骚。

Lǎobǎn tīngle hěn duō kèrén de láosāo.

The boss listened to a lot of complaints from customers.

老虎拉磨,不听那一套

lǎohǔ lāmò,bù tīng nà yítào

a tiger pulling a millstone: won't listen to that set

耳不听，心不烦

ěr bù tīng, xīnbùfán

if the ear doesn't hear, the heart isn't troubled

耳听千遍，不如手过一遍

ěr tīng qiān biàn, bùrú shǒu guò yíbiàn

hearing a thousand times is not as good as going through it once by hand

耳听是虚，眼见为实

ěr tīng shì xū, yǎnjiànwéishí

what the ear hears is empty, what the eye sees is real

能说给我听你的地址吗？

Néng shuō gěi wǒ tīng nǐ de dìzhǐ ma?

Can you tell me your address?

草中说话路人听

cǎo zhōng shuōhuà lù rén tīng

Words spoken in the grass are heard by passers-by

蒙在鼓里听打雷，弄不清东南西北

méngzàigǔlǐ tīng dǎléi, nòngbùqīng dōngnánxīběi

wrapped inside a drum, hearing thunder: can't tell north, south, east or west

被窝里听广播，自得其乐

bèiwō li tīng guǎngbō, zìdéqílè

listening to the radio under the quilt: enjoying oneself in one's own way

要听几个小时吗？

Yào tīng jǐ ge xiǎoshí ma?

For how many hours do I have to listen?

要听老师的话。

Yào tīng lǎoshī de huà.

Obey your teachers.

要我解释给你听是不可能的。

Yào wǒ jiěshì gěi nǐ tīng shì bù kěnéng de.

It's impossible for me to explain it to you.

观景不如听景

guān jǐng bùrú tīng jǐng

seeing the view is not as good as hearing about the view

请认真听一听孩子的心声。

Qǐng rènzhēn tīng yì tīng háizi de xīnshēng.

Please listen carefully to what your child truly feels.

请讲给我听。

Qǐng jiǎng gěi wǒ tīng.

Please tell me about it.

诸位先生，请听我说几句话。

Zhūwèi xiānsheng, qǐng tīng wǒ shuō jǐ jù huà.

Sirs, please allow me to say a few words.

这件事做起来没有听着这么难。

Zhè jiàn shì zuò qǐlai méiyǒu tīngzhe zhème nán.

Once you do it, you see that it's not as hard as it sounds.

这句俗话你听过吗？

Zhè jù súhuà nǐ tīngguo ma?

Have you heard this common saying?

这听起来很奇怪。

Zhè tīng qilai hěn qíguài.

That sounds strange to me.

这方案听起来不错。

Zhè fāng'àn tīng qilai búcuò.

That sounds like a fairly good proposal.

这是我听过最好笑的笑话。

Zhè shì wǒ tīngguo zuìhǎo xiào de xiàohua.

That is the funniest joke that I have ever heard.

这是我听过最荒谬的想法。

Zhè shì wǒ tīngguo zuì huāngmiù de xiǎngfǎ.

That's the most absurd idea I've ever heard.

这段录音太小声了，听不清楚。

Zhè duàn lùyīn tài xiǎoshēng le, tīng bù qīngchu.

This recording is too quiet, so I can't hear it clearly.

这段录音是间断的，听不清楚。

Zhè duàn lùyīn shì jiànduàn de, tīng bù qīngchu.

This recording is disconnected, so it's hard to hear clearly.

这段折子戏我爷爷最爱听。

Zhè duàn zhézixì wǒ yéye zuì ài tīng.

My grandfather loves listening to this opera excerpt most.

这表明它们注意听了顾客的需要。

Zhè biǎomíng tāmen zhùyì tīngle gùkè de xūyào.

This shows they have listened to the needs of their clients.

这音乐值得听许多次。

Zhè yīnyuè zhíde tīng xǔduō cì.

That music is worth listening to many times.

那听起来完全不可能。

Nà tīng qilai wánquán bù kěnéng.

It seems totally impossible.

那首歌听起来真凄凉。

Nà shǒu gē tīng qilai zhēn qīliáng.

That song sounds so mournful.

锣鼓听声，听话听音

luógǔ tīng shēng, tīnghuà tīng yīn

For gongs and drums, listen to the sound; for talk, listen to the tone

长衫有人穿，长话无人听

chángshān yǒurén chuān, chánghuà wúrén tīng

a long gown finds a wearer; a long speech finds no listener

靠近一点听，你就会听到了。

Kàojìn yìdiǎn tīng, nǐ jiù huì tīngdàole.

If you listen closely enough you'll be able to hear it.